No Help from Council with replacement for Post Office services after all

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

At last night’s council meeting, Cllr Bill Esterson asked the Tory leader of the council the following question:
“Some months ago, the Leader of Medway Council promised to investigate ways of providing a mobile post office in areas affected by closures, and that he would be contacting the Post Office to discuss this with them. Can he let the Council know what progress has been made on this important matter?”
Cllr Chambers said that the promise had been made in a report to members. He also told members of the council that he had taken no action to investigate how to provide mobile postal services.
Cllr Esterson said, “It is disappointing for residents that the council has not made any effort to find alternatives to the services provided at the post offices which have recently closed. When the Tory cabinet promised to discuss alternatives with the post office, I thought it was a very positive suggestion. It seems that the cabinet changed its mind about finding alternatives. All we heard from Cllr Chambers last night was that it wasn’t his fault so why should he do anything. This is hardly the response that residents need from the council leader, especially when many people relied on their local post office as a valuable community service.”
Cllr Esterson worked closely with residents in Brompton to fight the closure of the Brompton post office, including a petition to council and a letter writing campaign which was supported by residents, businesses, the universities, the Royal Engineers and the local schools.